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Skin care luxury giftsets were the most purchased beauty giftsets in October 2024, generating £31.7 million in the United Kingdom.

Beauty and Fragrance Gifts Shine Bright for the 2024 Holiday Season

For the month of October, sales of prestige beauty gift sets in the United Kingdom were up by 5% compared to last year, bringing in £55.3 million for U.K.-based retailers.

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Croda Beauty Re-ups its UEBT Membership, Recommits to Ethical Sourcing

Per the company, its renewal to the Union for Bioethical Trade (UEBT) highlights significant progress made toward ethical and sustainable sourcing since its initial membership review in 2020.

Buy now, pay later and mobile usage are on the upswing among this year's holiday shoppers.

2024 US Holiday Online Beauty Sales Are Up More than 8% So Far: Adobe Analytics

Per Adobe Analytics, "57% of online sales came through a mobile device on Cyber Monday," a gain of 13.3%, year-over-year.

NielsenIQ’s latest report reveals generational differences in beauty shopping habits.

How the Different Generations are Shopping for Beauty Products: NielsenIQ Report

NielsenIQ’s latest report reveals generational differences in beauty shopping habits. While Gen Z is driving growth in-store, millennials and Gen X are shopping online, while boomers are embracing e-commerce.

Bubble founder Shai Eisenman recently told Forbes, “When you look at the skincare world, there's been so much innovation on the prestige side, new products and brands coming in every day. But when you look at more affordable price points and more accessible retailers, people are still stuck with exactly the same stuff that I had when I was younger...'

How Bubble Skincare is Winning Gen Alpha, Gen Z & Beyond: Beauty Accelerate 2025 Preview

Bubble has tapped exponential growth by focusing on Gen Z and Alpha consumers, diving into trends like merchified products, and riding waves of TikTok virality.

The Sephora effect hasn't been fully positive, however. In a strange twist, Kohl's 'fine jewelry business was largely displaced' by Sephora shop-in-shops, leading to 'persistent headwind to our sales performance for many periods,' the CEO explained.

Sephora at Kohl's Boosts Q3 2024 Beauty Sales by 15%

Highlights included fragrance, bath and body, and skin care, particularly brands such as "YSL, Laneige and Sephora Collection," per the executive.

Cosmetify's 2024 Index reveals some of the top brands in beauty from the last year based on search data from Instagram and Google.

Cosmetify Unveils Most-searched Brands and Top Influencers of 2024

Data from the 2024 Cosmetify Index reveals some of the most popular brands in beauty based on data from each brands Instagram followers, engagement rate, mentions, and Google search trend data.

Mass makeup took a hit in 2024 through September, but the lip boom could not be stopped.

The State of Beauty, 2024-2025: Top Growth Sectors & Holiday/Q4 Forecast

“Prestige beauty epitomizes the indulgence in little luxuries and acts as an indicator of the consumer mindset for the beauty industry overall,” says Larissa Jensen, global beauty industry advisor at Circana.

SuperOrdinary's China live streaming sales exceed $500 million to date with more than 1.1 million product orders.

SuperOrdinary Launches US TikTok Shop Service

As part of the launch, SuperOrdinary is partnering with brands including Milk Makeup, Babor, Byrd Hair, and Never Have I Ever. This new initiative gives these brands and others a single-partner solution for TikTok Shop.

For the survey, data from 1,300 respondents was analyzed to ensure reliable results and minimize deviations in the findings, per Greenpark.

Beauty Searches Are Changing: New Greenpark Survey

These trends highlight the key platforms that beauty brands should focus their marketing efforts to target each demographic.

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Beauty Sales in the United States Growth Metrics: Summer 2024

Summer 2024 was a boom time for the beauty industry, with sales skyrocketing across the U.S. Key categories like cosmetics, eye, hair, lip, and skin care saw significant growth, driven by increased consumer spending and innovative product launches.

The Social Media Secrets of Gen Z’s Favorite Hair Care Brands

Hair care brands that cater to Gen Z have launched into the market with great success by turning their social media strategy into both an art and a science.

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Top 15 Beauty Predictions for 2025: Insider Insights

We prompted a variety of leaders within the beauty industry to share their thoughts on the oncoming trend forecast for 2025.

Ulta Beauty Teams Up with Rokt to Enhance the Shopping Experience for the 2024 Holiday Season.

Ulta Beauty x Rokt Partner on Non-endemic Advertising

Ulta Beauty teams up with Rokt, a leader in global ecommerce technology to implement new advertising strategies amid the 2024 holiday season.

New data: 22.3% of consumers surveyed by Coresight are planning on shopping at beauty stores in the 2024 winter holiday season.

2024's US Beauty Holiday Season is Set for Growth: New Numbers from NRF and Coresight

Personal care and beauty appear on 25% of consumers' wish lists.

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[video] How Well Do We Know Our Beauty Ingredients? ChemForward, Sephora, Ulta, The Honest Company, Credo Beauty and More Have Some Answers.

Through its Know Better, Do Better (KBDB) Collaborative, in partnership with retailers and ingredient suppliers, Chemforward has released findings aggregating individual reports with the aim to set clear standards for cosmetic ingredient safety.

Across all categories, 59% of millennials are more likely to buy products sponsored by content creators they follow, while 48% of Gen Z shoppers have made purchases based on influencer recommendations.

Beauty Dupes & Aspirational Beauty: How to Capture Gen Z & Millennial Spending

Notably, 33% of surveyed consumers regret overspending on beauty; this skyrockets to 52% for Gen Z and 40% for millennials.

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These Are the Top 15 TikTok Shops in Beauty

Revenue trends, top-selling products and more are revealed in Charm.IO's latest report.